Faculty Directory
Jean Bartunek
Robert A. and Evelyn J. Ferris Chair
Professor
Jean Bartunek
Contact
Fulton Hall 430C
Telephone: 617-552-0455
Email: jean.bartunek.1@bc.edu
ORCID 0000-0003-2627-8636
Education
- B.A., Maryville University
- M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago
- Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
Research Interests
Academic-practitioner relationships; and organizational change.
Expertise
- Organizational Behavior and Theory
Department
Editorial Positions
Past
- 2005–2018, Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
- 2014–2018, Associate Editor, Academy of Management Review
- 1994–1997, Co-editor, "Non-traditional Research" section, Journal of Management Inquiry
- 1998–2002, Associate Editor, Advances in Qualitative Organizational Research
- 2012–2014, Associate Editor, Academy of Management Learning and Education
- 1993, 2001, Co-editor, Special Research Forums in the Academy of Management Journal
- 2007, 2012, Co-editor, Special Topic Forums in the
Academy of Management Review
Selected Publications
Selected recent articles
- Kunisch, S., Denyer, D., Bartunek, J. M., Menz, M., & Cardinal, L. B. 2023. Review Research as Scientific Inquiry. Organizational Research Methods, 26(1): 3–45.
- Bartunek, J. M., & Ren, I. Y. 2022. Curriculum isn’t enough: What relevant teaching means, how it feels, why it matters, and what it requires. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 21(3), 503–516.
- Bartunek, J. M., & Balogun, J. 2022. Context and how it matters: Mobilizing spaces for organization-community sustainable change. Strategic Organization, 20(4): 832–845.
- Bartunek, J. M. & Mohrman, S. A. 2022. Organization Development as an agent of ecosystem change: What it will really take. Organization Development Review, 54 (1): 43–50.
- Kunisch, S., Blagoev, B., & Bartunek, J. M. 2021. Complex times, Complex Time: The pandemic, time-based theorizing and temporal research in management and organization studies. Journal of Management Studies, 58: 5, 1411–1415.
- Heracleous, L, & Bartunek, J. M. 2021. Organization change failure, deep structures and temporality: Appreciating Wonderland. Human Relations, 74(2), 208-233.
- Jones, E. B., & Bartunek, J. M. 2021. Too close or optimally positioned? The value of Personally relevant research. Academy of Management Perspectives, 35(3), 335-346.
Selected books
- Bartunek, J. M. (Ed.) (2022). Social scientists confronting global crises. London: Routledge.
- MacIntosh, R., Mason, K., Beech, N., & Bartunek, J. M. (2021). Delivering Impact in Management Research: When Does it Really Happen? London: Routledge.
- Bartunek, J. M., & McKenzie, J. (Eds.) 2018. Academic–Practitioner Relationships: Developments, Complexities, and Opportunities. London: Routledge
Selected Appointments & Awards
- 2019 Journal of Management Scholarly Impact Award (with Sara Rynes)
- 2018 Elected a Fellow of the British Academy of Management
- 2015 Doctor of Business Administration (Honoris Causa), University of Bath
- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2015 Best Reviewer award, Academy of Management Journal
- 2012 Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa), University of Roehampton
- 2009 Academy of Management Career Distinguished Service award
- 2008–2010 Visiting international fellow of the Advanced Institute of Management Research (UK)
- 2008 Best Paper award, Human Relations
- 2006 Best Paper award, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
- 2005, 2006, 2007 Best Reviewer award, Academy of Management Journal
- 1999 Fellow of the Academy of Management
Professional Activities
- 2017-2020. Dean, Fellows of the Academy of Management
- 2015–2017 Deputy Dean, Fellows of the Academy of Management
- 2009–2012, Ethics Adjudication chair, Academy of Management
- 2004–2007, Chair of the Advisory committee, Academy of Management Journal
- 1998–2003, President of the Academy of Management and associated offices
- 1994–1997, Representative-at-large, Board of Governors of the Academy of Management